Headaches suck. I've had a constant headache for a year and a half now. The pain made it hard to work, hard to work out, and hard to enjoy life. Luckily, my pain has decreased in recent months due to a mix of medication and behavioral changes, but I still live with it every day, as do millions of other Americans.

The National Headache Foundation is raising money to support the programs and services that they provide to improve the lives of headache sufferers. On August 15, 2009, I'll be running the Midsummer Night's Run, a 5K race in Lexington, Kentucky to raise money for the NHF. Sponsor me today and you'll help improve the quality of life for headache sufferers like me and help me reach my goal of $3000.

If you donate $20 or more, I'll include a link to your site on my blog, pastaqueen.com, which will randomly rotate with other sponsors' links and stay up until the day after the race.

You can donate online via this page, or send a check made out to "National Headache Foundation" to:

Jennette Fulda
PO Box 2629
Indianapolis, IN 46206

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More information from the NHF:

Migraine alone is the 12th most disabling disorder in the U.S. today, yet headache research does not receive nearly as much funding as needed to help millions of sufferers compared with other diseases that are less prevalent. Less than 1% of research funding from the National Institutes of Health research goes to headache. Yet, more research is exactly what is needed to understand headache causes which will ultimately result in better and more effective treatments.

Promoting migraine awareness and education is the first step toward helping sufferers find relief. Studies show that more than half of sufferers never received a physician diagnosis. By educating migraineurs about the benefits of taking a more proactive role in their care, including tracking headaches and understanding personal headache patterns, sufferers can enjoy an improved quality of life.

That is why the NHF is looking for your help to “Raise a million, to Help Millions.” The NHF uses 82 cents of every dollar donated to support the programs and services that we provide to improve the lives of headache sufferers.

I'm running the Midsummer Night's Run 5K race in Lexington, KY on August 15, 2009. Sponsor me and help raise money for headache research.

Donating through this website is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to support my fundraising efforts.

Many thanks for your support -- and don't forget to forward this to anyone who you think might want to donate too!